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colorectal cancer

…narrow, flexible tube called a sigmoidoscope to look at the lining of the rectum and the end of the colon. Colonoscopy uses a similar device to examine the entire colon. A biopsy may also be conducted in which abnormal tissue is removed by using the colonoscope and then examined under…

diagnostic use

…flexible 60-cm endoscope called a sigmoidoscope. This instrument consists of a bundle of optical fibres that carry the visual image; it can be bent at the tip in four directions by means of controls at the base so that it can be maneuvered through the contorted sigmoid colon. The scope…

endoscopic examinations

…of the colon, and the proctosigmoidoscope, a similar instrument used for examination of the rectum and lower colon, are passed through the anal orifice; mild sedation and pain medication are typically administered during these procedures. The cystoscope, a lighted rod, is passed through the urethra for examination of the bladder…